Clinical Social Worker

The Clinical Social Worker reports directly to themanager ofParent Education/Special Care Nursery.

The social work role is essential for maximizing the quality of care for our clients facilitating peer support groups, connecting women with community resources, planning activities to promote engagement and healthy parenting opportunities, and other clinical case management needs.  The successful candidate will have an interest in womans issues, teen parenting, child development, and support group facilitation. 

Responsibilities include:

• Co-facilitation of weekly support groups.

• Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial needs assessments.

• Identify patients who are at high risk and/or have multiple or complex psychosocial needs.

• Advocates on behalf of patients and families to gain access to services and resources.

• Employs a range of direct clinical interventions including psychosocial counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, motivational interviewing, harm reduction, safety planning, health education, resource referrals, and complementary therapies through a trauma informed care modality.

• Works effectively as part of a team.

• Collaborates with and holds professional relationships with outside community service agencies to optimize the provision of high-quality care.

• Provides specialized safety assessments and mandated reporting when abuse or neglect is suspected for vulnerable populations (child, disabled adult, elder).

• Maintain appropriate documentation and records requirements.

•  Performs other duties as assigned.

Professional Development:

• Participates in individual/group supervision as appropriate.

• Is responsible foryour own professional development.

• Pursue pertinent continuing education and professional growth opportunities.

• Keeps current with social work and health care developments pertinent to job and profession.

• Complies with licensure requirements.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Completion of master's degree in social work from an accredited institution.

• Massachusetts Licensure (LICSW or LCSW). LICSW strongly preferred.

• Three to fiveyears of related experience working with the perinatal population is preferred.

• Experience with group facilitation, child development, working with adolescents, and child welfare is preferred.

• Excellent clinical assessment; verbal and written communication are a necessity.

• Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective team collaboration.

• Demonstrates prudent clinical judgment based on established professional standards and guidelines, effective problem-solving skills, critical thinking, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, experience with team-based care, creativity, flexibility, and the ability to multi-task.

• Passionate, highly skilled, and motivated to make a difference.

• Cultural sensitivity and demonstratedcompetency inproviding trauma-informed care.

• Knowledge of community agencies/resources.

• Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for/with patients and families.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a strong asset.

Organizational/Administrative Skills:

• Takes responsibility for own administrative duties, including timely and appropriate documentation.

• Maintains and completes hospital requiredtraining.

• Attends and participates in intra- and interdisciplinary meetings and staff meetings.

• Participates in Departmental and Hospital committees.

• Adheres to the profession’s clinical standards and Social Work Code of Ethics.

• Adheres to Department and Hospital standards, policies and procedures.

• Promotes Departmental and Hospital public relations.

• Adheres to Departmental and Hospital quality/safety standards. 
  

As a member of Beth Israel Lahey Health, Beverly Hospital is committed to providing medical expertise and personalized care for an exceptional experience north of Boston. Beverly Hospital is a 227-bed, Massachusetts medical center and acute care facility that serves the healthcare needs of residents of Beverly and its surrounding communities. Inpatient care is available in the areas of critical care, general medicine, surgery, obstetrics, newborn special care, pediatrics and psychiatry. Beverly Hospital has been named one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" by Thomson.  Beverly Hospital has achieved the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation in recognition of its adherence to the highest standards of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies.